Category Archives: 2023
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT
This is a reminder of the Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Devorah Werner on the first Friday of the month, May 5, 2023, 14 Iyyar, 5783, at 6:00 P.M. at the Bethel.
Masks are welcome, but not required. Please practice physical distance according to your comfort level
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Hope to see as many of you there as possible.
HISTORY UNFOLDED: US NEWSPAPERS AND THE HOLOCAUST
Please join the Montana Jewish Project in this unique research opportunity.
- WHAT? History Unfolded: U.S. Newspapers and the Holocaust
- WHEN? Tuesday, May 16th, 2023, 25 Iyyar, 5783, at 6pm (optional potluck at 5:30pm)
- WHERE? at MJP Headquarters (historic Temple Emanu-El) or online
What did ordinary Montanans know about the Holocaust from reading their local newspapers in the years 1933–1945?
Let’s find out and then share what we learn with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as part of their citizen-historians’ project “History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust.”
Join the Montana Jewish Project for this History Unfolded event on Tuesday, May 16. You can participate in person or online.
- Schedule
- 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Optional pre-event potluck at the Montana Jewish Project
- headquarters in the historic Temple Emanu-El in Helena.
- 6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Training (Learn tips for searching historic online newspapers before getting to work)
- 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Researching online newspapers
Everyone interested in helping uncover this history is welcome to participate. However, you must register in advance so we can get you signed up with the accounts you need to contribute to this crowd-sourced project.
Questions? Contact Martha Kohl at martha.s.kohl@gmail.com
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Amber Ikeman (she/her)
Administrator/Marketing Coordinator, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(406) 282-4706 (MJP)
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PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FIRST JEWISH COMMUNITY HIKE OF THE SEASON!
If you want to participate in the first Jewish community hike of the season, Sunday, April 30, 2023, 9 Iyyar, 5783, please meet at the Sulphur Springs trailhead at 9am or caravan from the gas station across from the refinery at 8:45am.
Click here for More Sulphur Springs Trail Details
Weather should be Sunny and 55-65 degrees. Hike is pretty non-strenuous, about 4 miles total.
Dogs are welcome, but must be under owner’s control at all times.
Anyone want to be in charge of a quick adult discussion/Jewish teaching at the Sulphur springs?
Aaron Weissman
mailto:aaron@weissman.com”>aaron@weissman.com
INVITATION TO MJP YOM HASHOAH PROGRAM ON ZOOM
Dear friends,
We would love for you and your community to join us for our Yom HaShoah program on Monday, April 17th at 7:00pm MDT on Zoom.
The program will include a Yom HaShoah commemoration, as well as discussion about responding to antisemitism today, personally and communally, and coalition-building. We will have four wonderful panelists: Rabbi Francine Roston of Glacier Jewish Community, Travis McAdam of Montana Human Rights Network, Isaac Nehring of Montana Youth Action, and an ADL Pacific Northwest Representative.
Please Register Here.
We hope to see you on Zoom on Monday.
Thank you!
Amber Ikeman (she/her)
Administrator/Marketing Coordinator, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(406) 282-4706 (MJP)
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PLEASE COME TO OUR PASSOVER SEDER
Hello everyone-
The Aitz Chaim Community Passover Seder will be held at the O’Haire Motor Inn,
17 7th St. S.,
Saturday evening, April 8, at 5:30 pm.
The menu will include traditional Passover fixings such as charoset, gefilte fish, matzo ball soup and matzo and a buffet dinner of:
1. Honey garlic glazed salmon
2. Lemon Greek potatoes with oregano and garlic
3. Beef brisket with pearl onions and carrots
4. Sweet potato quinoa salad with dried cranberries
5. Meringues with fruit compote
Price will be $32 for adults, $16 for children ages 3- 12yo, under 3yo no charge.
Dietary specifications for this event will be Kosher for Passover style and sober friendly.
Food will be prepared without alcohol. Kosher for Passover wine will be available on request.
Deadline for reservations is Sunday April 2. Payment in advance is preferred.
Due to our obligation to our caterer, cancellations received after April 4 will still be responsible for payment in full.
Please e-mail reservations to:
Laura Weiss at: president@aitzchaim.com
Mail payment to:
GFHA
525 Central Avenue, suite L8
Great Falls, MT 59401
Stephen Boyd and Colleen Lemon will be our Seder leaders, and they are working hard to create a multi-media extravaganza. We will be using a modified version of the Maxwell House Haggadah. The places highlighted in purple will be omitted.
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REMINDER: NO SHABBAT SERVICE THE FIRST FRIDAY OF APRIL, 2023
This is a reminder that we are skipping the Shabbat service usually held on the first Friday of the month, April 7, 2023, at the Bethel.
Please come to our community Seder on Saturday evening, April 8, at 5:30 P.M. at the O-Haire Motor Inn, 17 7th Street S. Please see separate article in The Ram’s Horn.
YAHRZEITS — APRIL, 2023
RAM’S HORN POLICY FOR LISTING YAHRZEIT MEMORIALS:!
Yahrzeit memorials are listed by consecutive Gregorian month, date, and year, if known, or at the beginning of the list for one calendar year following the date of passing.
Compiled by Aitz Chaim over many years, this list is maintained by the Ram’s Horn. Please send any corrections or additions to editor@aitzchaim.com
May the source of peace send peace to all who mourn, and may we be a comfort to all who are bereaved.
Deceased
Congregant
YAHRZEITS — NISAN, 5783
RAM’S HORN POLICY FOR LISTING YAHRZEIT MEMORIALS:!
Yahrzeit memorials are listed by consecutive Hebrew month, date, and year, if known, or at the beginning of the list for one calendar year following the date of passing.
Compiled by Aitz Chaim over many years, this list is maintained by the Ram’s Horn. Please send any corrections or additions to editor@aitzchaim.com
May the source of peace send peace to all who mourn, and comfort to all who are bereaved.
| Name of Deceased | Hebrew Date of Passing | Deceased Relationship to Congregant |
| Maurice Fluegel Levie | 20 Cheshvan, 5783 | Grandfather of Wendy Weissman |
| Abraham Zilkha | 21 Elul, 5782 | Father of Orly Zilkha |
| Heidi Espelin | 2 Nisan, 5746 | |
| Sherri Estil Hopperstad | 2 Nisan, 5763 | |
| Leah Bailey | 3 Nisan, 5777 | Mother of Chaya Semple |
| Sid Kelman | 4 Nisan, 5763 | Brother-in-law of Evelyn Kelman |
| Bill Hinton | 4 Nisan, 5779 | Husband of Susan Hinton |
| Janet Woodcock Getzenberg | 7 Nisan, 5765</td | Mother of Anne Getzenberg |
| Morris Schandelson | 10 Nisan, 5748 | Father of Arnold Schandelson |
| Gary Cohn | 15 Nisan, 5744 | Brother of Arlyne Reichert |
| Elaine Thall | 17 Nisan, 5766 | Mother of Terry Thall |
| Harry Wasserman | 17 Nisan, 5763 | Father of Miriam Wolf |
| Margaret Slate Breslauer | 18 Nisan, 5729 | Mother of Bruce Breslauer |
| Esther Nagel Lyndon | 20 Nisan, 5772 | Aunt of Meriam Nagel |
| Naomi Bay Kaplan | 20 Nisan, 5767 | Grandmother of Kai Nealis |
| Irving Greenfield | 23 Nisan, 5760 |
REMINDER: NO SHABBAT SERVICES ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF APRIL, 2023
This is a reminder that we are skipping the Shabbat service usually held on the first Friday of the month, April 7, 2023, at the Bethel.
Please come to our community Seder on Saturday evening, April 8, at 5:30 P.M. at the O-Haire Motor Inn, 17 7th Street S. Please see separate article in The Ram’s Horn.
YAHRZEITS — MARCH, 2023
RAM’S HORN POLICY FOR LISTING YAHRZEIT MEMORIALS:!
Yahrzeit memorials are listed by consecutive Gregorian month, date, and year, if known, or at the beginning of the list for one calendar year following the date of passing.
Compiled by Aitz Chaim over many years, this list is maintained by the Ram’s Horn. Please send any corrections or additions to editor@aitzchaim.com
May the source of peace send peace to all who mourn, and may we be a comfort to all who are bereaved.
Deceased
Congregant
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